Honors and Awards
Honorary Degree
Doctorate Honoris Causa, University of Ghent, 1981.
Books
de Janvry, Alain and Kanbur, Rav (Eds.). (2006). Poverty, Inequality, and Development: Essays in Honor of Erik Thorbecke. Springer New York, NY. xiii, 385 pages.
Nissanke, M. & Ndulo, M. (2017). Poverty Reduction in the Course of African Development.
Oxford University Press. xii, 416 pages.
Conferences and Symposiums
“Plenary Panel in honor of Erik Thorbecke: Poverty, Inequality, and Development” at “100 Years of Economic Development” Conference, Cornell University, September 15‐17, 2022.
Conference in honor of Erik Thorbecke: “Growth, Poverty and Inequality: Confronting the
Challenges of a Better Life for All of Africa,” Cornell University, Institute for African
Development at Cornell University and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), April 19‐20, 2013.
“Poverty, Inequality and Development: A Conference in Honor of Erik Thorbecke,” Cornell
University, October 10‐11, 2003. Conference schedule; conference volume listed above.
Erik Thorbecke 